The main questions we get all revolve around the same issue:
“I am very comfortable on the water. However, I have been seasick twice in my life (both time on rough seas in motorized fishing boats), and I was wondering your opinion of how that might affect me while on longer sailing trips? Does your body adapt? I’m sure it’s pretty different person to person, but I was just wondering if you have some general advice.”
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I’d love to do this. It’s just a matter of convincing my wife. Unfortunately, she suffers somewhat from the violent seasickness. Any chance she could outgrow it if she sat a boat long enough?”
Seasickness, (and its prevention) easily the number one concern we get from those looking to get into volunteer crewing. As such, we’re doing a 3 part series on the issue.
Tiffany chipped this one over to Greg simply because she has a superhuman cast-iron stomach and has never suffered from seasickness in her entire wild life of deep sea ocean racing, Coast Guard storm rescues and sailing instructing. Tiffany is part mermaid and bleeds salt water. Greg, on the other hand, is a mere mortal who dearly loves his aquatic-born bride. As such, where she goes so must he. Being mortal he is not immune to the ravages of Neptune’s fury and has learned to actually deal with it.
